ENGL 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Comma Splice, Independent Clause, Semicolon
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Coordination the pairing of similar elements to give equal weight to each pair. Independent clause: a group of words that can be a simple sentence. Compound sentence: combines simple sentences or independent clauses (group of words that contain a verb and a subject). 1- use a comma plus a coordinating conjunction (connecting or joining word) When fanboys are used, always add a comma before it. 2- use a semicolon, an adverbial conjunction (give the compound more emphasis) and a comma. Subordination used to combine sentences whose ideas are not equally important. Use a comma when the dependent clause comes first only. Restrictive clauses additional information which is essential for the proper functioning of a sentence. Non-restrictive clauses additional information which is not necessary to understand the meaning of the sentence. You do(cid:374)"t always (cid:374)eed a (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)a with (cid:862)a(cid:374)d(cid:863); you (cid:374)eed o(cid:374)e if you"re usi(cid:374)g (cid:862)a(cid:374)d(cid:863) to combine 2 independent clauses. You (cid:272)a(cid:374) always use a (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)a with (cid:862)(cid:271)ut(cid:863)
